10,000,000,000; ten billion
thing that brings good or bad luck; popular belief; superstition; jinx
reluctant to; not inclined to; disinclined; unwilling
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
meaning; connotation; denotation
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
inquiry counter; consulting service; assistance service
person asking for advice; inquirer; consulter; consultor; counselee; querent (in tarot, astrology, etc.)
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
mental; psychological; physical
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
library (usu. single-room); small library
investigation; research; looking something up
coherence; order; focus; point
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture; desk study
English holly (Ilex aquifolium); holy
leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically